three self-radicalised Singaporeans aged 14 to 19<\/span><\/a> who were issued with detention orders recently under\u00a0the ISA for planning to carry out separate attacks here.<\/p>\nThe 14-year-old and the 19-year-old had plans to target schools they attended.<\/p>\n
The three are not the only teenagers to have faced Internal Security Department (ISD) investigations.<\/p>\n
Between June 2024 and November 2025, restriction orders were issued against three 14-year-olds for terrorism-related activities.<\/p>\n
Those issued with a restriction order are not detained, but they cannot travel out of Singapore or change their residence or employment without approval. They are also not allowed to access the internet or social media.<\/p>\n
In the last 10 years, 23 young people aged between 14 and 20 have been dealt with under the ISA.<\/p>\n
Some had made extensive preparations that included plans to use easily accessible weapons to cause harm to others and themselves. More than half of them intended to mount attacks in Singapore.<\/p>\n
Senior Minister K. Shanmugam noted on July 27 that self-radicalisation was starting at a younger age and at a faster rate.<\/p>\n